Title II 2014- 2015 Program Update s1

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Grants, Title II and Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG), 2016-2017

Overview: Title II and JABG funds authorized under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act are allocated to each state. They are awarded and monitored by a state advisory group, the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC). The target population is youth under the age of 18 (and their families), who have had contact with the juvenile justice system or who are at risk of having contact with the juvenile justice system. The goal is to prevent or divert youth involvement in the juvenile justice system and to eliminate or minimize disproportionate minority contact.

Grantee Program

Beltrami Area Service The Intervention Program for youth engaging in behaviors which put them at Collaborative risk for Juvenile and/or CHIPs Court involvement includes preventative restorative practices in area schools and pre-adjudication diversion. Children's Hospitals and The Runaway Intervention Program (RIP) helps restore sexually exploited Clinic of MN runaway youth to healthy developmental trajectories. Evergreen Youth and A county and tribal collaboration to prevent first time justice system Family Services involvement and to improve support for re-entering youth to prevent recidivism via a comprehensive range of independent living skills. Faribault Youth Services Expansion of out of school time programming for 25 Latino youth in grades 4 Center through 8 utilizing the Search Institute’s Sparks! Program with additional focus on under-represented Somali neighborhoods. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Culturally-specific leadership and educational opportunities aimed at promoting positive self-esteem and resiliency among tribal youth. Martin County In an effort to provide wraparound support, the Martin County Youth Intervention and Prevention Program implements a program called BEST – Building and Empowering Students Together. Minneapolis American The Ginew/Golden Eagle youth development program follows a Native Indian Center American culturally specific Resilience Building Curriculum designed to highlight and enhance participants’ healthy life choices, school performance and attendance. Rice County Attorney's Rice County Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) aims to improve Office the local juvenile justice system and address racial and ethnic disparities via the following eight core JDAI strategies: collaboration, data collection and analysis, expanded alternatives to detention programs, case processing reforms, reducing the number of youth detained, combatting racial and ethnic disparities, and monitoring and improving conditions of confinement. Urban Boat Builders A youth development program that uses the building of wooden boats as a vehicle toward developing academic, life and work skills; includes an Apprenticeship Program that pays stipends to at risk youth while developing tangible career skills. Stearns County Human The St. Cloud Area Child Response Initiative provides early intervention to Services children and families after a traumatic incident, informs families about trauma and its impact on child development, and connects children and families to the mental health and other supports they need, interrupting the potential cycle of negative behavior throughout childhood and into adulthood.